
Welcome Letter
Tips
Your Body
Attire
Observation
Gravity and Grounding
Speed, Timing, Breathing
Extension
Congruity and Training
Uke-Nage Relationship
Cycles
Commitment
The Dojo
Our Relationship
Other Instructors,
Students, and Arts
Deciding to Leave
Expectations
Reference
Dojo Etiquette
Fundamentals
Helpful Phrases
Aikido Ranks
Basic Counting
Glossary
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
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Recommended Reading
- AIKIDO. Tokyo 1963. Uyesiba, Kisshomaru
- AIKIDO AND THE DYNAMIC SPHERE. C. E. Tuttle Co. 1970. Westbrook, Adele and Oscar Ratti
- TRADITIONAL AIKIDO. Tokyo 1973-1976. Saito, Morihiro
- Volume 1: Basic Techniques
- Volume 2: Advanced Techniques
- Volume 3: Applied Techniques
- Volume 4: Vital Techniques
- Volume 5: Training Works Wonders
- AIKIDO IN DAILY LIFE. Rikugei Pub. House 1966. Tohei, Koichi
- THIS IS AIKIDO. Japan Publications 1975. Tohei, Koichi
- AIKIDO--THE WAY OF HARMONY. Shambhala 1984. Stevens, John
- THE SPIRIT OF AIKIDO. Kodansha International 1984. Ueshiba, Kisshomaru
- AIKIDO AND THE HARMONY OF NATURE. Shambhala 1993 Saotome, Mitsugi
- THE PRINCIPLES OF AIKIDO. Shambhala 1989. Saotome, Mitsugi
- AIKIDO AND THE NEW WARRIOR. North Atlantic Bks. 1985. Heckler, Richard
- IN SEARCH OF THE WARRIOR SPIRIT. North Atlantic Bks. 1990. Heckler, Richard
- CLASSICAL BUDO. Weatherhill 1973. Draeger, Donn F.
- THE SWORD OF NO SWORD. Shambhala 1984. Stevens, John
- ABUNDANT PEACE. Shambhala 1987. Stephens, John
- SECRETS OF THE SAMURAI. C. E. Tuttle Co. 1973. Ratti, Oscar and Adele Westbrook
- ZEN IN THE ART OF ARCHERY. Vintage Books 1989. Herrigel, Eugen
- ZEN MIND, BEGINNER'S MIND. Walker/Weatherhill 1970. Suzuki, Shunryu
- ZEN AND JAPANESE CULTURE. Pantheon Books 1959. Suzuki, Daisetsu
- THE ULTIMATE ATHLETE. Viking Press 1975. Leonard, George
- A BOOK OF FIVE RINGS. Allison and Busby 1974. Muashi, Miyamoto, trans. Victor Harris
- TAO: THE WATERCOURSE WAY. Pantheon Books 1975. Watts, Alan
- TAO TE CHING. Random House 1972. Lao Tsu, trans. Gia-fu Feng & Jane English

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